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Born 22 February 1837Karlsruhe ( 1837-02-22 ) Issue Ernst II, Prince of Hohenlohe-LangenburgPrincess Elise Victoria Feodora Sophie Adelheid of Hohenlohe-LangenburgFeodora, Princess of Leiningen Mother Duchess Elisabeth Alexandrine of Wurttemberg Children Ernst II, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, Princess Elise of Hohenlohe-Langenburg Parents Prince William of Baden, Duchess Elisabeth Alexandrine of Wurttemberg Grandchildren Princess Marie Melita of Hohenlohe-Langenburg Similar People Princess Feodora of Leiningen, Louis - Duke of Wurttemberg, Alfred - Duke of Saxe‑Co, Grand Duchess Maria Ale | ||
Princess Leopoldine of Baden (Leopoldine Wilhelmine Amalie Pauline Maximiliane; 22 February 1837, Karlsruhe - 23 December 1903, Strasbourg), was a Princess of Baden by birth and Princess of Hohenlohe-Langenburg by marriage.
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Leopoldine was the fourth and youngest daughter of Prince William of Baden (1792-1859) and Duchess Elisabeth Alexandrine of Württemberg (1802-1864), daughter of Duke Louis of Württemberg. Her paternal grandparents were Charles Frederick of Baden, the first Grand Duke of Baden, and his second wife, Baroness Louise Caroline Geyer of Geyersberg, Countess of Hochberg. She grew up in Karlsruhe, together with her two older sisters, Sophie (1834-1904) and Elizabeth (1835-1891).
Princess Leopoldine married on 24 September 1862 in Karlsruhe, Prince Hermann of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (1832-1913), second son of Prince Ernst I of Hohenlohe-Langenburg and Princess Feodora of Leiningen. They had three children:
Princess Leopoldine founded the Leopoldine Association. In Strasbourg, where her husband was appointed as the Governor of Alsace-Lorraine, she took mainly ceremonial duties. She died the day before Christmas Eve 1903, after a long illness. She was buried in the family cemetery in Langenburg.